Each year, hundreds of Scripps Networks Interactive employees apply to be a part of Mentoring Experience, the company's formal mentor matching program. The fourth Mentoring Experience class included 92 lucky participants, twice the size of previous classes. Programming included a welcome reception at the group hotel followed by a full day of training and a branded competition. Inspired by HGTV's Design Star, mentor-mentee pairs were charged decorating model homes to visually interpret the lessons of the day. The home decorating contest was hailed as "best team building activity to date" by the attending EVP of Human Resources.

Skills: event planning, hotel group sales negotiation, project management, budget tracking